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Ancient history
The study of the written past from the beginning of recorded human history to the Early Middle Ages. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, starting with Cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of coherent writing, from the protoliterate period around the 30th century BC.
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Battle of Salamis
History; Ancient Greece
The Battle of Salamis was a battle between an Alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire in September in the straits between the mainland and Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near ...
Turin King List
History; Ancient history
Written during the long reign of Remesses II (reigned 1279 BC to 1213 BC), the Turin King List is a compilation of names of persons and institutions, originally created to be a tax roll. It also ...
Week-work
History; Ancient history
Work done for a lord by a tenant for a certain number of days a week.
Sultan Ibrahim I
History; Ancient history
He was released from the prison of potential heirs to the throne to succeed his brother Murad IV who wanted him to be executed but only survived because he was deemed too mad to be a threat. He ...
Apache tribes
History; Ancient history
They were mighty warriors who used hit and run to attack their enemies. They would sneak up behind you and cut your throat before you would realize. The used primitive weapons made from wood and ...
Battle of Thebes
History; Ancient Greece
The Battle of Thebes was a battle between the Greek city state of Thebes and Alexander III of Macedon (Alexander the Great) in 335 BC immediately outside of and in the city proper. The Great King ...
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
History; Ancient history
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People held at the United Nations on 29 November by the importance of this date for the Palestinians: the November 29, 1947 was adopted at the ...
